Vaihtoehtoiset kirjoitusmuodot
Ääntäminen
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Haettu sana löytyi näillä lähdekielillä:
| Kieli | Käännökset |
|---|
| bulgaria | пигме́й |
| espanja | pigmeo, enano |
| hollanti | dwerg, pygmee |
| italia | pigmeo, pigmea |
| japani | ピグミー (pigumī), 小人族 (kobitozoku), 小人 (kobito), 無能 (munō) |
| portugali | pigmeu |
| ranska | pygmée |
| ruotsi | pygmé |
| saksa | Pygmäe |
| suomi | pygmi, kääpiö |
| tanska | pygmæ |
| venäjä | пигме́й (pigméi), ка́рлик (kárlik), пигмей (pigmei), карлица (karlitsa), карлик (karlik) |
Määritelmät
Substantiivi
- (often capitalized) A member of one of various Ancient Equatorial African tribal peoples, notable for their very short stature.
- (Greek mythology) A member of a race of dwarfs.
- (figuratively, derogatory, offensive) Any dwarfish person or thing.
- (figuratively, derogatory, offensive) An insignificant person, at least in some respect.
Adjektiivi
- Relating or belonging to the Pygmy people.
- Like a pygmy; unusually short or small for its kind.
Esimerkit
- The Bantu immigration drove many Pygmy tribes into the darkest jungle, while other Pygmies were reduced to cohabitation in a subservient status
- Homer and Herodote mentioned Pygmies in India (which would fit the Andamanese Negritoes) or Ethiopia (then meaning all Subsaharan Africa)
- Everyone looked like Pygmies whenever giant Joe joined his classmates
- Despite his towering stature, the minister proved a political pygmy
- Soil exhaustion ultimately produces a pygmy crop at best
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